Refrigerator car construction



Oct. 7

c. D. BoNsALL. REFRIGERATOR CAR CONSTRUCTION 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed April 24 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Y Oct. 7, 194i.

C. D. BONSALL REFRIGERATOR CAR CONSTRUCTION F'iled April 24, 1939 Patented oct. 7, 194i j N. 4,Pfarre nnnaromaromoaa ooNsrraUomIoN.

tin-'of Delawarev Appleman-.apra :enlaza:seriaxzrmrzaassa 1 1o claims. (omar-177i .'Ilhislinvention relatesstoarefrigerator carsiused tov `tintnsport-:perishablei commodities fat'. aiprede-i tenninedhtemperature. Thezessential; feature's.-;of,. y a refrigerator "can: aresaniiiinsulatedsbodyfstosprea fvent licor. retard?` ingressir of heat'a duringr warm weather? andrzegress fof fheat tduringi'cold. Weather 1` and-ia; cooling or Lh'eating? means dependingzuponfe the prevailing outside temperature.

'Ihiszlinvention appliegfmarticulayr to roars in which` fthe: .cooling...meansrQpreferablyrcontainers forwaterice; eutecticfice; brine -or-''drysioeare.; suspended; immediately i-belowr the.1a-ceilingoir-'the'.-` carr. Theyladinggfis; supported-fin spaced.-.relationll tothe :door .by a vforaminous racks?. Flues'prefer` ably associated with the aside. .walls Lofi the. l car,` l communicate Lbetween `th'ei refrigerant com-parte', ment andI-therspace undery :itheaoor-rackto 'prol vide a path for the circulation of air; The; path is from the `refrigerant:compartment; `downwardly through the aforementioned'= fines; through `theI space under the `door rack;` andupwardly `through'`J the lading compartmenttothe refrigerant 4"come partment.A f

An obj ectof 'this inventionis to-rmly isupport the refrigerant Lcontainers'within atljrercar;`-v The refrigerant 'carriedrin-L thef'containerscommonly weighs several tons andz ther containers" must therefore -be securelyjmounted'f particularly lwhen it 'is considered thatftherefrigerant ior thereon tainers -falling upon-"thelading would ,result in' the -virtual 'destruction thereof jwithconsequent: high damage v'claims uponthe 'operatorjof fthe car..

Anotheri object fof the mventionis. .to provide refrigerant v.containers ofg'm'aximum capacityandl further, to provide "increasedcapacitygwithout. ins creased height.' I accomplish; thisj'gb'y buil'dingthc.- containers with greater. width, .and length and .shaping the walls to conform.` to the, contour. of the inside walls of the oar.

It is another objectof theinvention tostiien the bottom. ofAV the. refigeranttcontainertto. :pre-.- vent extensive sagging-...1 thereof under. the. `load imposed by the refrigerant.; This is.accomplished`1 partly bysecuring to zthe. bottom ofthe.- container upstanding ribs and.l partly.v by,I `supporting- 1. the container bottom from the roof structurefofithe; oar.A by means; of the -aforementionedaupstand ing libs.

Av further object is rtoqutilizerthet atoremenf, tionedupstandingribsasfameans toretard surge ing ,of 1 the -refrigerant.-fwithinzthe1,containervclue. to service movementsfoi-:themen Other objects fand.` advantagesr-of inventiom will be apparent from the following detailed-dee scription-L by, referrng. toi. the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a transverse section of a refrigerator car embodying my invention,y the left half being port 'the' roof-insulation 63';i bridge-piecesV 64vbeing 63 between the on line IL-I L and the righ't shalffomline:IRQ-IR."`

Pigna-.lisa Seemann une arsfof Fig. 2;: Figri scaeviewl similar .tova portionlof "Figi 2f" showing.,J at modified construction.;

.Thefside wall 3 comprises,in-ner':(20)iv and outer i (21) side.. plates .and inner l(23) andouter.` (24).

side sills..A In'n'err(26)andPouter. (27) posts :ex-

tend .betweenwand -are-secured '-toetheinner. side platen andfsidesill'23 landbuter sidepllate l and side sill 24 respectively.y Theouterrsheathing.28r .20;1is.secured tothe outer :structural l'members `and the inner sheet. memberri andfinnerflining. 3| f arefsecured 5to; the innerrstru'ctural members,` the s members SII-iiharing.informed.` therein ua' `panel 33 which` is. spaced ffronr the lining 3l 5to.Y form .thee

flue 181.'

The f' inner side i plates 2li?` preferably comprise: Z-b'ars: withf the.s webs@ 371i thereof 'substantially r horizontal Vand .'thefupstanding leg 38.disp'osed outwardly of the depending leg 39. The lcontainer 6 preferably extends `between the rside 1 plates 2U andrh'as ther-walls 142Sadj'acent theretolformed With thef upper. portions i433? offset ioutwardly of f: the

lower portio'ns.44.` Th'elupper` (43).Landi1ower (44) a portions' :ofi the: Walls-x42'fare connected by l the :Webs 4 6 which? substantially :conform: in: .slope l to the Webs 31 of thetinnerfside plates 120f:and`

rest thereon, thereby supporting the container 6.

Spacedf apartlfcarlines 5012areaformedof invertedchannelsaphfaving.. webs-.5 l I? and 1' depending` .anges 52:.. Thefiwalls'lliadj-acent tl-ieoarlines584 are. formecl withi .1 the ,f upper portions l 55 fl thereof i oiset Y,outwardly :from:l the yflower portions 5T and, connected:V thereto Abythe substantially horizontal webs` .58. Theslopeof the: webs-58 -Lconforms :substantiallynto :.the.L slope; of. 'tl-iezcarline.v webs L`5 I Y upon. which. thefrcontainen webs 58 frest for the purposeof-supportngthe containerr Theoarlines `'.ill extend 1 betweenand :are secured -tof the inner side plates 2`0fby a meanssuch as -the'welds 60x-(Fig: 3). 'I'hetops-B'Zofth'e containers' supe arranged to support the insulation containers -6. The :f'bridg'e npieces 4644` are t preferably-secured to'thecarlinesi'rby the Ibolts 65.'

Spacedapart clips Milam-secured to the der pending anges 52 -of ythe canines" 50;" Nailingn strips 'H are secured to the clips 10 by the bolts 'l2 and the partition 13 is secured to the strips 1| preferably by nailing. Drip pans 15 rest upon the partition 13 with the ends 16 thereof oiiset upwardly and over the nailing strips 1|. The

partition 13 is spaced from the bottom of the containerv 6 to form a duct 18 `which communicates with the flue 8. l l

Upstanding baffles 85 having oppositely disposed lfeet B6 are secured to the bottom of the container 6 to retard surging of the refrigerant due to service movements of the car. Restraining.

90 and to the inverted channel shaped carlines f 93 which straddle the flanges 90. Insulation 96 is interposed between the gusset members 8&8 and restrainingmembers 81.

An opening is provided by spacing apart the partitionsj13 en .opposite sides of the car,the opening |0| serving to conduct air from the lading compartment 1 to the ducts 18- An insulating member |02, such as wood, i'sy attached tothe bottom of the container 6 above the opening |0| to prevent the formation of condensate upon the container, which, condensate would be liable to drip upon the ladingwith consequent damage thereto. l

Fig. 4 shows a modification in which the carline IIB is provided with outwardlyprojecting reflanges upon whichthe bottoms ||3 of the containers 6 rest. The walls 5 4 of the containers 6 `are also formed with the upper portions 55 thereof offset outwardly from theA lower portions 51 and connectedthereto by webs 58 which rest upon the Webs I of thecarlines l lil., Y

Fig. 5 shows a modification in which the inner side plate |20 has an upstanding leg 12| and a depending leg |23 connected by an inclined web |24. The refrigerant container has the wall 42 formed with the upper portion |26 offset outwardly from the lower portion |21, said upper and lower portions being connected by-an in clined web |28 which rests upon'theweb |24 of the side plate |20, ;thereby supporting the container below, said roof, 'an upstanding baffle securedv to the bottom of said container substantially below said carline to, retard surging of liquid in said container, a member secured at the lower end thereof to said baiiiepmeans to .secure the upper end of said member to saidearline, and

meansto insulate said `member from said carline. 2. In arefrigeratorcar having a roof supported by a carline and a refrigerant container below said roof, an upstanding baffle'secured to the bottom of said container to retard surging of liquid in said-container, and means to secure said baleto said carline v Y, 1- i 3. In a refrigerator canhavingva roof supported by a carline, va refrigerant container` belowsaid Q roof, means to prevent saggingr of the container bottom comprising a member-depending from said carline, and means to secure said member to said bottom.

4. In a refrigerator car having a wall comprising, a plurality of spaced apart substantially vertical posts, a side plate extending between and secured to the upper parts of said posts, said side 'plate having a laterally extending surface, a revfrigerant container adjacent said car wall, a wall of said container having an upper portion offset outwardly from a lower portion and connected thereto by a web arranged to rest upon said laterally extending surface to provide a support for said container.

5. In a refrigerator car having a wall comprising a plurality of spaced apart substantially vertical posts, a side plate extending between and secured to the upper parts of said posts, said side plate having a substantially horizontal surface, a refrigerant container adjacent` said car wall, a

wall of said container being formed with a substantially horizontal web arranged to. rest upon said horizontal surface to vprovide a support for sai-d container.

6. In' a refrigerator having'a frame member having a pair of laterally' extending surfaces, one spaced outwardly of and below the other, a refrigerant container having `the upper portion of one of the walls thereof offset 'outwardly from the lowerportion thereof, said upper and lower portions beingconnectedgby a web arranged to rest upon the upper of said surfaces, the bottom of said container arranged to rest upon the lower of said surfaces.

7. InA a refrigerator having spaced apart walls and acarline extendngtherebetween and secured thereto, said-carline having a laterally extending surface, a refrigerant container having the upper portion of one of the walls thereof offset outwardlyrfrom the lower portion thereof,said upper and.lowerportionsbeing connected by a web arrangedto .restupony said surface to provide a support .for said containenf 8. In a refrigerator kearhaving a wall comprising a'pluralit'y .of .spaced fap'art Vsubstantially vertical posts, asideplateJextending between and secured to the'upperp'arts'of said posts, said side plate comprising anangularmeinber with one leg thereof' substantially "l'iorizontal,"v 'arefrigerant container adjacent'said car wall,` a wall of said container being formedfwith'a substantially horizontall web" arranged to'res't upon said leg to-provide a support for saidcontainen 9. In a refrigerator car having a zontal', a refrigerant'container having the upper portion of one of th'ewalls thereof offset out-` wardly from the lower portion thereof, said upper and lower portions being connected by a substantiauy horizontal .webzwnich rests upon the-web of saidYZ-bar.. Y f

wall comprisy ing a'plurality of spaced 'apart substantially ver-V tical posts, a sidek plate extending between and securedto the upper partsof said posts, said side to provide a support4 for- Y 'ciiARLsz D. BoNsaLt.. 

